FanDuel Best MLB DFS Picks: Orioles vs. Red Sox 5/23/25
Baltimore Orioles vs. Boston Red Sox
May 23, 2025 1:35 pm EDT
Major League Baseball presents FanDuel baseball fans with an American League matchup featuring the Baltimore Orioles and the Boston Red Sox. Let’s take a look at this MLB game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the Baltimore Orioles vs. Boston Red Sox game let’s review the rules for the FanDuel single game showdown contest.
FanDuel Single Game Contest Rules
Here are the FanDuel single game contest rules. You have $60,000 to utilize on five players from either team. However, one of those players will be designated as your team MVP. The MVP accumulates 1.5x times the standard FanDuel fantasy points value. Additionally, the MVP is 1.5 times the standard cost of the flex position.
The remaining five players in your lineup will be flex plays. The five flex positions will receive the standard FanDuel points value. Having stated that, it is highly important for you to identify the correct player for your MVP position if you hope to win a large field GPP (guaranteed prize pool) FanDuel single game contest.
If you have additional questions regarding the rules for the single game contest, I highly recommend that you check out the FanDuel website for more details.
*It should be noted that FanDuel does not utilize the pitcher position in single game MLB contests. Having stated that, only batters are available for single game MLB lineups on the FanDuel platform.
Here are my FanDuel picks for tomorrow afternoon’s Orioles vs. Red Sox matchup.
FanDuel MLB DFS Picks
MVP-Jarren Duran, Outfielder, Boston Red Sox $12,400
On Friday afternoon, Major League Baseball presents the opening game of a four-game American League series featuring the Baltimore Orioles and the Boston Red Sox.
How are these two teams playing entering tomorrow’s MLB game? The Boston Red Sox arrive at the first game of this four-game series with the Baltimore Orioles playing below average baseball. The Red Sox have lost six of the team’s last nine games played in the 2025 MLB regular season, including a 10-4 loss to the Atlanta Braves four days ago.
Similar to the Boston Red Sox, the Baltimore Orioles are not playing well entering tomorrow afternoon’s contest. More specifically, the Orioles have lost eight of the team’s last nine games played this season, including a 4-0 shutout loss to the Minnesota Twins last week.
Now that we have determined how both of these teams are currently playing let’s shift our focus to this American League game. Outfielder Jarren Duran has been a solid performer for the Boston Red Sox this season. With that said, how has the veteran outfielder performed from a statistical standpoint? Let’s examine Duran’s relevant game data from the 2025 MLB regular season to answer that question.
In the 44 games that Boston Red Sox outfielder Jarren Duran has played in the 2025 MLB regular season, Duran has compiled a rather impressive .270 batting average, 57 hits (three home runs), 13 walks, 29 RBIs (runs batted in), a .313 OBS (On-Base Percentage) and a .719 OPS (On-base Plus Slugging).
Earlier this month, in the Boston Red Sox’s 7-6 victory over the Atlanta Braves, Red Sox outfielder Jarren Duran played exceptionally well. In the Boston Red Sox’s win over the Braves, Duran tallied two hits (one home run), four RBIs and one run scored. It should also be noted that in the Red Sox’s defeat of the Braves, Duran amassed a massive 32.2 FanDuel points.
In my opinion, Jarren Duran is the most likely player to accumulate the most FanDuel points in this MLB game. Having stated that, I am backing Boston Red Sox outfielder Jarren Duran at the MVP position for this one game FanDuel MLB DFS slate.
Flex plays I like in this game (FanDuel price noted): Rafael Devers, Third Baseman (Boston Red Sox) $13,800: Gunnar Henderson, Shortstop (Baltimore Orioles) $11,800: David Hamilton, Second Baseman (Boston Red Sox) $4,600.
